Mechanized Airlock

Mechanized Airlock creates an airtight seal that maintains atmosphere and pressure between areas when closed. It can also be used to control Duplicant movement by acting as a one-way door, or by blocking specific dupes from passing.

The Mechanized Airlock requires Power to open and close at the faster rate, without Power the opening and closing of the airlock takes ~1 second longer than a Manual Airlock. It only consumes Power during the open/close animation, and it will not draw any power while static.

Automation is still possible without power, but the door will open/close slower.

Usage
Mechanized Airlocks are an upgrade to Manual Airlocks. Upgrading manual airlocks to these in high traffic areas can help save some time opening the door. If the airlock is leading to an unbreathable area, its fast opening speed can be a safety measure in order to not have Duplicants suffocating while the door opens.

Automation
Mechanized Airlocks have a wide variety of uses outside of traffic control. They have a single input port; a green signal will open the door, while a red signal will close (and lock) the door.

An opened mechanized airlock will not transfer heat if there is no liquid or gas to occupy the space. This property can be combined with automation to control thermal conductivity between areas.

Mechanized Airlocks can also be used to push around gasses, liquids and items through a sequencer automation grid. Matter will be destroyed if there is nowhere for it to go, however. This can be used to compress gasses and liquids beyond the densities allowed by Vents.

Tips

 * This airlock, and all other doors can be built horizontally by rotating the blueprint, default button is the letter: O
 * Manual and Mechanized Airlocks count as floor tiles when closed, but not when open.
 * Since Mechanized Airlocks can be opened and closed with Automation, buildings placed atop them can be effectively disabled/enabled without Duplicant intervention. This allows the automation of some buildings that do not have Automation inputs.
 * Manual Airlocks and Mechanized Airlocks do not get damaged by high liquid pressure, which makes them, alongside with Airflow Tiles, perfect for building large liquid tanks or liquid compressors.
 * Despite the name, the Airlock is not a fully-functional airlock, but rather an airtight door. Gases and liquids pass through it when opened. A proper airlock can be constructed by combing two Airlocks and some pumps.
 * Keeping airlocks unpowered and slow in this case can help minimize gas-leakage, as pump will have more time to catch and vent-out incoming gasses.
 * The sequencer automation for airlock pumps can be simplified with the pipe-loop.
 * When open a Mechanized Airlock does not transfer heat. Since it can be automated a Mechanized Airlock in a vacuum can be used as a "heat switch" to regulate heat transfer between two solid objects.
 * When used for this purpose Steel, Niobium and Thermium are the best building materials, since most Metal Ore has poor thermal conductivity.

Bugs

 * If the mechanized airlock is surrounded by solid tile on both sides, it will destroy whatever matter is inside the airlock if the airlock is closed. This, combined with door compressors can destroy extremely dense gas tiles of unwanted gas.
 * Even if there are non-solid tiles for liquid/gas to escape when the airlock is closed, there is still a chance that the mass is destroyed, rendering the idea of super liquid/gas compressors unpractical. (Due to the large density, one occurrence of the bug will eat a great portion of the storage.)

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